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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 932, 23 October 1879, Page 3

POVERTY BAY ' ' ' AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SOCIETY'S T7IIFTH A NNUAL O HOW, TO BE HELD AT WAERENGA-A-HTKA, ON Wednesday, October 29, 1879. President : G. L. Sunderland, Esq. Vioe-President : George Scott, Esq. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer : P. H. Bourke, Esq. Committee : Messrs. J. B. Poynter, Wm. King, J. W. Johnson, J. Tutchen, E. Espie, M, Hall, Wm. Smith, A. 0. Arthur, C. Evans, W. Chambeas, G. Matthewson, and P. Bond. ~P R O G R A M M E . — HORSES.— Not Draught. Class. 1st — Best Entire, any age, thoroughbred. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prizo, £1. 2nd — Entire, the best calculated to improve the breed of Saddle Horses. 2 A—Best Entire, 3 years old and under. 3rd — Best Mare. Prize, £1. 4th Best Mare, m foal, or foal at foot sth— Best two-year-old Mare or Gelding. 6th— Best Foal dropped last season. DRAUGHT. 7th— Yearling Colt, Filly, or Gelding. Bth— 2-year-old Filly or Gelding. 9th— 3-year-old Filly or Gelding. 10th — Best Entire, 3-year-old and under 11th — Entire Horse, 4-year-old and upwards. 12th — Best Entire, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 13th — Best Mare, any age. Prize, £1. 14th — Best Mare, any age, m foal or foal at foot. MISCELLANEOUS. 15th — Best weight -currying Hack. Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd prize, £1. 16th — Light-weight Hack. Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd prize, £1. 17th— Pony under 14 hands. 18th — Light Harness Horse. 19th — Draught Gelding, 4-year-old and upwards. 20th — Pair Draught MareS or Geldings. CATTLE. Class. Ist— Best Bull Calf under 12 months. 2nd — Best Bull over 1 year and under 2 years. 3rd — Best Bull over 2 years and under 3 years. 4th — Best Bull, 3 years and upwards. 5th — Best Bull, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 6th— Best Heifer Calf under 12 months 7th — Best Heifer over 1 year and under 2 years. 8th — Beat Heifer over 2 years and under 3 years. 9th — Best Cow, any age. Prize, £1. MISCELLANEOUS. 10th — Dairy Co*r, showing best milking , , qualities. 11th— Best Two Fat Beasts. 12th— Best Team Six Working Bullocks, m yoke. Special Prize. — Mr. John Sunderland offers a special prize of £2 for the Best Cow, any age, m the yards. SHEEP.-MERINO. Class. 1st — Best Ram. Hoggett, 18 monihs or under, age to be declared. 2nd — Best 2-tooth Ram. 3rd — Best 4-tooth Ham. 4th — Best Ram, any age Ist prize, Silver Medal ; lnd prize, £1. 5th — Best Ewe Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be declared. 6th — Best 2-tooth Ewe. 7ih — Best 4-tooth Ewe. Bth— Best Ewe with lamb at foot. 9th — Best Ewe, any age. Prize, £1. 10th— Best Pen of 5 Fat Wethers or Ewes (shorn). LINCOLNS. 1st — Beat Ram Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be declared. 2nd— Best 2-year old Ram, over 18 . months and under 30 months. 3rd — Best Ram, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 4th— Best Ewe Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be declared. 5th — Best 2-year-old Ewe, over 18 months and under 30 months. 6th — Best Ewe, any age. Prize, £1. J 7th — Best Ewe with lamb at foot. COTSWOLD. Same classes as above. ROMNEY MARSH. Same classes as above. CROSS-BREDS. Ist— Best Pen of 3 Ewe Hoggetts, 18 months or under, age to be declared. 2nd— Best Pen of 3 2-year-old Ewes, over 18 months and under 30 months. 3rd — Best Pen of 3 Ewes, any age. 4th— Best Pen of 3 Ewes with lambs at foot. sth— Beat Pen of 5 Fat Wethers or Ewes (shorn). The attention of intending Exhibitors of Sheep is directed to the following resolution, carried at the General Meeting of the Society, held on the 19th September, at the Masonic Hotel : — " No Sheep may be exhibited at " forthcoming Show, unless the owner " can show a certificate from the In- " spector of 1 Sheep that his flock is free "from Scab and Lice." PIGS. Best Boar, large breed. Best Sow, large breed Best Pig, large breed, under twelve months. Best Boar, small breed. Best Sow, small breed. Best Pig, small breed, under twelve months.